Inception directed by Christopher Nolan depicts a man named Dom Cobb, with the ability to infiltrate people’s dreams and steal their secrets from their subconscious. During his journey he encounters a most challenging task; to plant an idea in someone's mind. Dom Cobb’s task introduces the Phenomenological study of reality viewed in the Metaphysical unit of Philosophy.
According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, “Phenomenology is the study of consciousness as an experienced form of the first-person point of view” (Phenomenology, 2013). To add-on, the founder of Phenomenology, Edmund Husserl, states that the “human consciousness is intentional… as every act of consciousness is directed at some object-like material” (Hunter, 2015). …show more content…
She also states that women live in a male-dominated society where women are defined by men and man’s nature. Before Marilyn Monroe was known, she had a different persona compared to how we perceive her today. Originally named Norma Jeane Baker, with aspiring dreams to become an actress, she lived in a time where society was widely dominated by men. This forced her to change and become what the media wanted her to be; through man’s perspective. This shows Simone De Beauvoir statement that Marilyn was subjected to man’s nature and to what they prefer. Through majority of her time as a “screen starlet”, she did not portray many serious roles as most of her viewers were male and preferred her 'dumb-blonde' persona. This illustrates Simone De Beauvoir’s other statement that because of these male social influences, Marilyn was blinded from seeing her own …show more content…
Towards the end of Bowie’s life as he was battling liver cancer, he was still working on music. David Bowie was an artist that had philosophical insights as this was proven within his music. One of the many great works by David Bowie that displays Philosophical meaning include his hit “Change”, as it includes Metaphysical and Epistemology elements.
David Bowie directs to an issue that children are constantly told what to believe in. As a result, they are unable to creatively think for themselves. Since they think dependently on others, they are incapable of questioning the nature of reality to instead are willing to accept what has been given to them because of trust. Metaphysics is ”the branch of philosophy that studies the nature of reality” as it focuses on what is considered real and what is not. Within David Bowie’s Changes, he portrays children deciding what is considered real on their own. When Bowie states
“… these children that you spit on
As they try to change their
According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, “Phenomenology is the study of consciousness as an experienced form of the first-person point of view” (Phenomenology, 2013). To add-on, the founder of Phenomenology, Edmund Husserl, states that the “human consciousness is intentional… as every act of consciousness is directed at some object-like material” (Hunter, 2015). …show more content…
She also states that women live in a male-dominated society where women are defined by men and man’s nature. Before Marilyn Monroe was known, she had a different persona compared to how we perceive her today. Originally named Norma Jeane Baker, with aspiring dreams to become an actress, she lived in a time where society was widely dominated by men. This forced her to change and become what the media wanted her to be; through man’s perspective. This shows Simone De Beauvoir statement that Marilyn was subjected to man’s nature and to what they prefer. Through majority of her time as a “screen starlet”, she did not portray many serious roles as most of her viewers were male and preferred her 'dumb-blonde' persona. This illustrates Simone De Beauvoir’s other statement that because of these male social influences, Marilyn was blinded from seeing her own …show more content…
Towards the end of Bowie’s life as he was battling liver cancer, he was still working on music. David Bowie was an artist that had philosophical insights as this was proven within his music. One of the many great works by David Bowie that displays Philosophical meaning include his hit “Change”, as it includes Metaphysical and Epistemology elements.
David Bowie directs to an issue that children are constantly told what to believe in. As a result, they are unable to creatively think for themselves. Since they think dependently on others, they are incapable of questioning the nature of reality to instead are willing to accept what has been given to them because of trust. Metaphysics is ”the branch of philosophy that studies the nature of reality” as it focuses on what is considered real and what is not. Within David Bowie’s Changes, he portrays children deciding what is considered real on their own. When Bowie states
“… these children that you spit on
As they try to change their